Christmas Shaq-nanigans

Gretchen Ertl / Associated Press

Here's a Christmas treat: Shaquille O'Neal conducted the Boston Pops, steering them through "Sleigh Ride" and hits from Queen and the Jackson 5 – and there's video! The Boston Celtics center swapped the ball for a baton Dec. 20, towering over musicians and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus at Symphony Hall. "I have a whole new respect for conductors" O'Neal said. "I went through a rehearsal today and my arms are shot right now."

Here's a Christmas treat: Shaquille O'Neal conducted the Boston Pops, steering them through "Sleigh Ride" and hits from Queen and the Jackson 5 – and there's video! The Boston Celtics center swapped the ball for a baton Dec. 20, towering over musicians and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus at Symphony Hall. "I have a whole new respect for conductors" O'Neal said. "I went through a rehearsal today and my arms are shot right now." (Gretchen Ertl / Associated Press)

Here's a Christmas treat: Shaquille O'Neal conducted the Boston Pops, steering them through "Sleigh Ride" and hits from Queen and the Jackson 5 – and there's video! The Boston Celtics center swapped the ball for a baton Dec. 20, towering over musicians and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus at Symphony Hall. "I have a whole new respect for conductors" O'Neal said. "I went through a rehearsal today and my arms are shot right now."